Dell 1720 User Guide
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2. When the Drivers and Utilities CD screen appears, click Network Installation - Install the printer for use on a network , and then click Next. 3 . Select I want to use a network printer on this computer , and then click Next. 4 . Select the network printer(s) you want to install. If you do not see your printer listed, click Refresh List to refresh the list, or click Manual Add to add a printer to the network. 5 . Click Next. 6 . For each printer driver listed: NOTE: Two printer drivers are listed for each printer you selected, a PostScript and an HBP driver. a . Select the printer driver from the list. b . If you want to change the printer name, enter a new name in the Printer Name field. c . If you want other users to access this printer, select Share this printer with other computers, and then enter a share name that users can easily identify. d . If you want this printer to be the default printer, select Set this printer to default. e . If you do not want to install the particular driver for the printer, select Do not install this printer. 7 . Click Next. 8 . Select the check box next to the software and documentation you want to install, and then click Install. The drivers, additional software, and documentation are installed on your computer. When the installation is completed, a Congratulations! screen appears. 9 . If you do not want to print a test page: Click Finish . If you want to print a test page: a. Select the check box next to the printer(s) on which you want to print a test page. b . Click Print Test Page . c . Verify the test page printed on the printer(s). d . Click Finish . Remotely Installing Network Printer Drivers 1. Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD. The Drivers and Utilities CD launches the installation software automatically. 2 . When the Drivers and Utilities CD screen appears, click Network Installation - Install the printer for use on a network , and then click Next. 3 . Select I want to install printers on remote computers , and then click Next. 4 . Enter your administrative user name and password. 5 . Select a remote computer(s) from the list, and then click Next. 6 . Select the network printer(s) you want to install.
If you do not see your printer listed, click Refresh List to refresh the list, or click Manual Add to add a printer to the network. 7 . Click Next. 8 . For each printer driver listed: NOTE: Two printer drivers are listed for each printer you selected, a PostScript and an HBP driver. a . Select the printer driver from the list. b . If you want to change the printer name, enter a new name in the Printer Name field. c . If you want other users to access this printer, select Share this printer with other computers, and then enter a share name that users can easily identify. d . If you want this printer to be the default printer, select Set this printer to default. e . If you do not want to install the particular driver for the printer, select Do not install this printer. 9 . Click Next. 10 . Select the check box next to the software and documentation you want to install, and then click Install. The drivers, additional software, and documentation are installed on your computer. When the installation is completed, a Congratulations! screen appears. 11 . If you do not want to print a test page: Click Finish . If you want to print a test page: a. Select the check box next to the printer(s) on which you want to print a test page. b . Click Print Test Page . c . Verify the test page printed on the printer(s). d . Click Finish . Shared Printing You can use Microsofts Point and Print or Peer-to -Peer methods to share a printer on the network with a USB or parallel cable connection. In order to use one of these methods, you must first share the printer and then install the shared printer on client computers. However, if you use one of these Microsoft methods, you will not have all the Dell features, such as the Status Monitor, that are installed using the Drivers and Utilities CD. Share the Printer 1. For Windows XP (default Start menu): a. Click Start ® Control Panel . b . Double -click Printers and Other Hardware . c . Double -click Printers and Faxes . For Windows XP (Classic Start menu): Click Start® Settings ® Printers and Faxes . For Windows Vista (Classic Start menu) and all other Windows versions: Click Start® Settings ® Printers . NOTE:
For Windows Vista (default Start menu):a. Click ® Control Panel . b . Click Hardware and Sound . c . Click Printers . 2 . Right-click your printer. 3 . Click Sharing . 4 . If you are using Windows Vista, you may be prompted to change the sharing options before you can continue. Press the Change Sharing Options button, and then press Continue on the next dialog box. 5 . Select Share this printer , and then type a name for the printer. 6 . Click Additional Drivers , and then select the operating systems of all network clients printing to this printer. 7 . Click OK. If you are missing files, you are prompted to insert the server operating system CD. a. Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD, ensure that the drive letter is correct for your CD-ROM drive, and then click OK. b . If you are using Windows Vista: Browse to a client computer running the operating system, and then click OK . For all other Windows versions: Insert the operating system CD, ensure that the drive letter is correct for your CD-ROM drive, and then click OK. 8 . Click Close . To check that the printer was successfully shared: Ensure that the printer object in the Printers folder shows it is shared. For example, in Windows 2000, a hand is shown underneath the printer icon. Browse My Network Places or Network Neighborhood . Find the host name of the server, and look for the shared name you assigned to the printer. Now that the printer is shared, you can install the printer on network clients using the Point and Print method or the Peer- to -Peer method. Install the Shared Printer on Client Computers Point and Print This method is the best use of system resources. The printer server handles driver modifications and print job processing. This lets network clients return to their programs much faster. If you use the Point and Print method, a subset of software information is copied from the print server to the client computer. This is just enough information to send a print job to the printer. 1. On the Windows desktop of the client computer, double -click My Network Places or Network Neighborhood . 2 . Double -click the host name of the print server computer. 3 . Right-click the shared printer name, and then click Install or Connect .
Wait for the software information to copy from the print server computer to the client computer, and for a new printer object to be added to the Printers folder. The time this takes varies, based on network traffic and other factors. 4 . Close My Network Places or Network Neighborhood. 5 . Print a test page to verify printer installation. a. For Windows XP (default Start menu): 1. Click Start ® Control Panel . 2 . Double -click Printers and Other Hardware . 3 . Double -click Printers and Faxes . For Windows XP (Classic Start menu): Click Start® Settings ® Printers and Faxes . For Windows Vista (Classic Start menu) and all other Windows versions: Click Start® Settings ® Printers . For Windows Vista (default Start menu): 1. Click ® Control Panel . 2 . Click Hardware and Sound . 3 . Click Printers . b . Right-click the printer you just created. c . Click Properties . d . Click Print Test Page . When a test page prints successfully, printer installation is completed. Peer-to-Peer If you use the Peer-to -Peer method, the printer software is fully installed on each client computer. Network clients retain control of software modifications. The client computer handles the print job processing. 1. For Windows XP (default Start menu): a. Click Start ® Control Panel . b . Double -click Printers and Other Hardware . c . Double -click Printers and Faxes . For Windows XP (Classic Start menu): Click Start® Settings ® Printers and Faxes . For Windows Vista (Classic Start menu) and all other Windows versions: Click Start® Settings ® Printers . For Windows Vista (default Start menu): a. Click ® Control Panel . b . Click Hardware and Sound . c . Click Printers . 2 . Click Add Printer to launch the Add Printer Wizard. 3 . Click Network Print Server .
4. Select the network printer from the Shared printers list. If the printer is not listed, type the path of the printer in the text box. For example: \\\ . The print server host name is the name of the print server computer that identifies it to the network. The shared printer name is the name assigned during the print server installation process. 5 . Click OK. If this is a new printer, you may be prompted to install printer software. If no system software is available, then you need to provide a path to available software. 6 . Select whether you want this printer to be the default printer for the client, and then click Finish. 7 . Print a test page to verify printer installation. a. For Windows XP (default Start menu): 1. Click Start ® Control Panel . 2 . Double -click Printers and Other Hardware . 3 . Double -click Printers and Faxes . For Windows XP (Classic Start menu): Click Start® Settings ® Printers and Faxes . For Windows Vista (Classic Start menu) and all other Windows versions: Click Start® Settings ® Printers . For Windows Vista (default Start menu): 1. Click ® Control Panel . 2 . Click Hardware and Sound . 3 . Click Printers . b . Right-click the printer you just created. c . Click Properties . d . Click Print Test Page . When a test page prints successfully, printer installation is completed. Macintosh Mac OS 9 or later is required for network printing. In order to print to a network printer, create a Desktop Printer icon (Mac OS 9) or add the printer in Print Center or Printer Setup Utility (Mac OS 10). Mac OS X: Adding the Printer in Print Center or Printer Setup Utility 1 . Install support for the printer on the computer. a. Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD. b . Double -click the installer package for the printer. c . Continue past the Welcome screen and the Read me. d . Click Continue after viewing the license agreement, and then click Agree to accept the terms of the agreement.
e. Select a destination for the installation, and then click Continue. f . Click Install on the Easy Install screen. g . Enter the administrator password, and then click OK. The software is installed on the computer. h . Quit the installer when it is finished. 2 . Open Print Center (10.2) or Printer Setup Utility (10.3+) located in /Applications/Utilities . 3 . From the Printers menu, select Add Printer. 4 . If you want to print using IP Printing: a. Choose IP Printing from the pop -up menu (10.2), or click the IP Printer toolbar icon (10.3+). b . Enter the IP address of the printer. c . Choose the printer manufacturer from the Printer Model pop -up menu. d . Select the printer from the list, and then click Add. If you want to print using AppleTalk: a. Choose AppleTalk from the pop -up menu (10.2), or click More Printers... and then choose AppleTalk from the pop -up menu (10.3+). b . Choose the AppleTalk Zone from the list. NOTE: Look under the AppleTalk heading on the printer network setup page to know which zone and printer to select. c . Choose the printer from the list, and then click Add. 5 . Verify the printer installation. a. Open TextEdit in /Applications . b . From the File menu, choose Print. c . Choose Summary from the Copies & Pages pop -up menu. d . If the correct PPD for the printer model is displayed under the Error Reporting group: Setup is completed. If Generic PostScript Printer is displayed under the Error Reporting group: Delete the printer from the Printer List in Print Center or Printer Setup Utility , and follow the instructions again to set up the printer. Mac OS 9: Creating a Desktop Printer With Desktop Printer Utility 1 . Install support for the printer on the computer. a. Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD. b . Double -click the installer package for the printer. c . Continue past the Welcome screen and the Read me. d . Click Continue after viewing the license agreement, and then click Agree to accept the terms of the agreement.
e. Select a destination for the installation, and then click Continue. f . Click Install on the Easy Install screen. The software is installed on the computer. g . Quit the installer when it is finished. 2 . Open Desktop Printer Utility , usually located in Applications:Utilities . 3 . If you want to print using IP Printing: a. Choose Printer (LPR) , and then click OK. b . In the LPR Printer Selection section, click Change. c . Enter the Printer Address , leave the Queue unspecified, and then click OK. d . In the PostScript Printer Description (PPD) File section, click Change. e . Choose the printer model, and then click Select. f . Click Create . g . Enter a name for the printer, and then click OK. The printer is saved as a Desktop Printer. If you want to print using AppleTalk: a. Choose Printer (AppleTalk) , and then click OK. b . In the AppleTalk Printer Selection section, click Change. c . Choose the AppleTalk Zone from the list. NOTE: Look under the AppleTalk heading on the printer network setup page to know which zone and printer to select. d . Choose the printer from the list, and then click OK. e . In the PostScript Printer Description (PPD) File section, click Auto Setup. f . Click Create . g . Click Save. The printer is saved as a Desktop Printer. 4 . Verify the printer installation. a. Open TextEdit in /Applications . b . From the File menu, choose Print. c . Choose Summary from the Copies & Pages pop -up menu. d . If the correct PPD for the printer displayed in the PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file section is correct: Setup is completed. If Generic PostScript Printer is displayed: Delete the Desktop Printer, and follow the instructions again to set up the printer.
Linux Printer software packages and installation instructions are available on the Drivers and Utilities CD. To launch the installation instructions for Linux: 1. Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD. If the Drivers and Utilities CD automatically launches, click Cancel. 2 . Browse to D:\unix\docs\\index.html , where D:\ is the letter of your CD-ROM drive.